Pencil or crayon



Sept. 22, 1942. w. E. SCHREDER PENCIL OR CRAYON Filed March l, 1941 @wwwlinearen sepcz'a, 194?` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE A Willard E,Schroedenunmore, Pa.

Application March l, 1941, Serial No. 381,351

(Cl. 1Z0-83) ZCIaims.

The present invention relates generally to pencils, crayons or the likeof the type usually wrapped or encased in a flexible covering adapted tobe removed piece by piece to expose a fresh portion of the markingelement for use, as the occasion might require.

In pencils or the like of the above mentioned character, the wrapper iswound spirally about the marking element, not only making necessary theuse of a wrapper of `considerable area in blank form, but also making itdiiilcult to both start and eiect the removal of a strip thereof,without marring or injuring the next adjacent strip, so that the latterssubsequent removal is rial of comparatively small area adapted to beassure a complete,- removal of said strip, as the `occasion demands.

'Ihe nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following detail description `is read in connection with theaccompanying drawing. the invention residingl in the construction,vcombination mentof parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this applicaand arrange-v tion, likenumerals of reference indicate similar n the present invention embodiesa single blank f class in question, comprising a blank of matesinglywrapped about the marking element, in

vcontra-distinction to the spiral arrangement known to the art, andcomposed of a series of parallel strips joined by weakened lines,whereby the strips can be singly and successively removed as theoccasion might require.

In carrying out the invention, I not only aim to simplify and provide acomparatively inexpensive wrapper of the character mentioned, but onewherein the vdetachable strips can be quickly removed singly in a mannerto protect the next adjacent strip fromlnjury,V thereby preserving aneat appearance for the pencil, while at the same time assuring theexposure'of a predetermined portion of the marking element for use.

Another important object of the invention,

,resides in the provision of a wrapper of,this

character formed from a single blank of mate-b rial, and including anend wall to prevent relative longitudinal movement of the wrapper onmoval of each strip by the fingers, as wellas to 56 the markingelementI4.

of any suitable flexible material adapted to be singly wrapped aroundthe marking element, whether it be a marking lead, crayon or the like.

By virtue of the fact that the blank I0 is adapted Y to`be singlywrapped around the marking element, in contra-distinction to the spiralarrangement known to the art, it is manifest that a blank ofcomparatively less area is used, there.

by minimizing the expense of manufacture of the pencil as a whole. Theblank I0 is scored transversely for the major portion of its length withspaced parallel weakened lines I l as shown, while located immediatelyadjacent one of the longitudinal edges of the blank is a vertical seriesof curved weakened lines I2. As illustrated, these weakened lines I2connect thev adjacent lines l l being arranged between the latter and invertical alignment.4 The weakened lines I2 are curved to conform to thevshape of the nger nail of the user, so that the removable strips dennedby the spaced parallel weakened lines Il can be easily and'quicklydetached singly asl required. By reasonof this construction, it is clearthat each strip can be detached to exposed a predetermined portion ofthe marking element for use, without marring or injuring the nextadjacent strip, so ythat the latter can be subse quently removed withthe same ease, and at the' same time preserve a neat appearance for thepencil as a whole.y In addition to this, no more of the marking elementis exposed for use than is necessary or desirable. Subsequent to thebreaking of each weakened line I2 a small tab I3 is provided to begrasped by the ngers to eifect the removal! of the particular strip fromWhen the wrapper is placed about the marking 'element its longitudinaledges are overlapped on the-marking element, which frequently occurswith analogous pencils in present day use, much to the annoyance of theuser.

While it is believed that from the foregoing i the nature and advantagesof the invention will be readily understood, I desire to have it knownthat I do not limiti myself to what is herein illustrated or described,and'that such changes in' construction may be resorted as fall withinthe scope of what is claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. In a pencil, the combination with a marking i element, a wrappertherefore comprising a rectangular sheet of material adapted to bewrapped once around said element and have its longitudinal edgesconnected in slightly overlapped reation, said sheet having closelyrelated transverse spaced parallel-(weakened lines, whereby narrowstrips are adapted t0 be singly and successively removed to exposeapredetermined portion of the marking element for use, and a series ofvertically curved weakened lines disposed in vertical alignment adjacentone longitudinal edge of the sheet, each of said curved weakened linesbeing arranged between and connecting a pair of said parallel transverseweakened lines, and the upper portion of said .sheet being folded overthe adjacent end of said element and constituting an end wall to preventrelative longitudinal movement of the wrapper on said element.

2. A wrapper for a marking element comprising a comparatively smallelongated sheet of material having closely related spaced transverseweakened lines beginning' an appreciable distance from the upper edgethereof and extend-v ing across the entire widthl of the sheet, and avertically curved weakened lineV arranged between and connecting eachlpair of said transverse weakened lines, and said curved weakened linesbeing disposed in verticalalignment immediately adjacent onelongitudinal edge of the sheet.

WILLARD E. SCHROEDER.

